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DFW

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8. If the whole Oval Office was redone in massive 24 Kt. Gold

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 02:13 PM

Sep 20

At $3680 an ounce, that cost taxpayers a bloody fortune.

I hope the next president removes it, melts the gold back down, sells it and throws a street party for the poor folks of Northeast DC

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NEW: Trump shows off the Oval Office to his donors [View all] demmiblue Sep 20 OP

More like 24K FOOL'S GOLD... (pyrite) hlthe2b Sep 20 #1

What a jackass! Jim__ Sep 20 #2

He calls this appropriate? It's totally ridiculous. Next he'll want the White House replaced by a Disney castle. Dave Bowman Sep 20 #3

Kitsch is still kitsch no matter how many karats. And the visiting world "leaders" still know that you're an imbecile. Ping Tung Sep 20 #4

Donald Liberace. C_U_L8R Sep 20 #5

The King of Krap and Kaos. yorkster Sep 20 #6

He turned it into a lobby of a shady insurance company that scams retired people. Initech Sep 20 #7

If the whole Oval Office was redone in massive 24 Kt. Gold DFW Sep 20 #8

That's 24 karat bullshit. LudwigPastorius Sep 20 #9

I think he's referring to the wallpaper they added. electric_blue68 Sep 20 #17

Wow! FelonTraitorTrump aka The Vulgarian In Chief Miami Blue Sep 20 #10

So gaudy and cheap looking ! kimbutgar Sep 20 #11

He is turning our White House into a tRump Palace. pandr32 Sep 20 #12

Well... DET Sep 20 #13

Everything about that man is gross. Solly Mack Sep 20 #14

I think the flea market vendor snookered him. Vinca Sep 20 #15

A gilded house of ill repute. 3catwoman3 Sep 20 #16

When do "we, the people" sign over the deed to IT? He seems to believe it is HIS house to do LoisB Sep 20 #18

Reminds me of the movie The In-Laws GenThePerservering Sep 20 #19